Patents by Inventor Karl Benker

Karl Benker has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for singling loose sheet material
    Patent number: 5803446
    Abstract: A method for singling loose sheet material, in particular bank notes, wherein the sheet material is supplied in an input pocket in the form of a stack in a defined position for vertical feed of the sheet material to a singler. The sheet material is moved within the input pocket vertically from the feed position to a singling position. While the preceding stack is still being singled in the singler, the next stack to be singled is already supplied in the input pocket of the singler in the defined feed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Leuthold, Karl Benker, Wolfgang Konig, Erwin Demmeler, Josef Geier